One-off prototype Rickenbacker

[Bassassin]

This is apparently a one-off, brand - new 4003 with an "experimental" factory finish, being sold through RIC's Ebay outlet:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250195938031"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=250195938031[/url]

If that was a production bass, I'd sell my JapCrap & buy one. No question.

Jon.

[Paul Cooke]

there's a rather tasty looking one-off g**tar up there from them as well

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-360SPC-Amber-Montezuma-Brown-black-hdwre_W0QQitemZ250195934760QQihZ015QQcategoryZ41439QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-360SPC-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[beerdragon]

That really is a nice looking bass.

[GreeneKing]

It's rather lovely isn't it.

I spent enough on Ric's the past couple of months though.

[nick]

[attachment=4120:l_850d4b...86ec74a3.jpg] [b] Beautiful bass...[/b]

[tauzero]

What a marvellous coincidence:

[attachment=4125:coincide...ick_4003.jpg]

[john_the_bass]

[quote name='tauzero' post='104141' date='Dec 13 2007, 11:37 PM']What a marvellous coincidence:

[attachment=4125:coincide...ick_4003.jpg][/quote]

you beat me to it
although I should have noticed really that you'd already posted the image before I went to the effort of making the pic and then hosting it!

[odub]

Oh my,

I want that, very much.

And it's bonus day today
But sadly not enough

[Happy Jack]

OK, I love Ric's, I have two vintage Ric's. I play them, lots.

But I don't get this. It's nice enough, as 4003's go, but what's so special about it. The checker binding? So buy a real vintage Ric with checker binding.

For that sort of money you could get a genuine early-70's Ric in seriously good condition.

Clearly I'm missing something. Please enlighten me.

[stevebasshead]

I guess because it's both a unique one-off (both colour and binding) and it's an official Ric product rather than a 3rd party refinish, that's enough to bump it's price over and above an off the shelf 4003.

I love it and can understand (ah, if only I could afford...) the price it'll go for in that sense.

More bemusing to me is the 'beaten-up-fresh-from-the-factory" artist endorsed models that Fender and Gibson charge hu-u-u-ge sums for. The one's I've seen up close looked fake (in particular, Rory Gallaghers Strat) in terms of the wear and tear.

My capitalist right-brain says somethings only worth what someone's prepared to pay for it. My socialist left-brain says that skews things towards people with too much wealth. Both halves then have a whirling-dervish catfight about it. Explains why I get dizzy when I think too much. :wacko:

[Bassassin]

For me it's because I've always said that if RIC did a reissue of the old late 60s/early 70s 4001 - checked binding, full-width inlays, toaster, skunk stripe, the works - then I'd buy one. This is the closest thing, in terms of the overall look, to have come out of the factory since 1973. That & the fact it's a one-off & completely unique, they have no plans to introduce this as a colour/trim option. That means that whatever someone ends up paying for it, it'll be massively collectable & probably appreciate in value.

Funny things, Ricks.

J.

[markytbass]

sh*t the bed thats nice!. I like burst colours.

[Bassassin]

Sold for £2822. I'd've had to flog a lot of JapCrap to run to that.

J.

[Stag]

that. is. lovely.

I would seriously consider buying a new Ric to accompany my 4001 because of that colour. I am also a bit of sucker for burst colours... and thats a beaut!

[metalmaniac]

mmmmmmmmmmmm